(Headline USA) Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., continues to add conditions Democrats must meet if they want him to vote for a budget reconciliation bill.
Manchin said on Wednesday that any spending bill that includes funding for Medicare must also include protections for the Hyde Amendment, a law that prohibits the federal...
(Headline USA) U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents were told to get the coronavirus vaccine by Nov. 1 or be fired, according to a whistleblower who informed the House Judiciary Committee of the order.
“The people who have been busting their tails, enforcing our law, doing their job on the border...
(Benjamin Yount, The Center Square) Wisconsin’s Assembly speaker is expecting to get a report on the 2020 election that shows there were issues that need to be addressed before future elections.
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, said he has faith that former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Mike Gableman’s probe will not be...
(Jon Hersey, Foundation for Economic Education) “Excuse me,” says your landscaper. “The mower’s out of juice. Mind if I plug in?” You look from the immobile machine to your half-cut lawn. “Outlet’s over there,” you tell him. “But let’s knock $20 off your fee? What are we up to now,...
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) After facing four appellate losses, a group of public-sector workers is asking the nation’s high court to get their dues back from its former unions.
If successful, thousands of workers could see refunds of their compulsory paycheck deductions.
With free legal representation from the nonprofit National Right...
(Headline USA) The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical's company, a day after the show reopened following some 18 months of being shuttered due to the pandemic.
Important information regarding tonight's performance. pic.twitter.com/zVHzgHuuSi
— Aladdin the Musical (@aladdin) September 29, 2021
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(Headline USA) The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose for the third straight week, a sign that Democrats in control of the government who plan to blow out federal spending --- riding inflation to new highs --- are slowing a recovery in the job market.
Claims rose unexpectedly by...
(Headline USA) A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol uprising has subpoenaed 11 officials who were involved in planning rallies in support of former President Donald Trump, including one the day of the siege at the Capitol
The announcement follows a first round of subpoenas last week that targeted...
(Headline USA) Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday headed toward swift approval of a prison construction package that would tap $400 million of the state’s pandemic relief funds to help pay for building three new lockups.
The House of Representatives voted 74-26 for the $1.3 billion construction plan and 75-25 to use...
(Headline USA) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's divisive and exploitative use of religion to smear vaccine hesitant individuals and spread COVID fearmongering could bolster a conservative group's challenge of the state's vaccine mandates, according to a recent court filing.
Earlier this week, the Democrat governor told a gathering of people...
(Coleman Hopkins, Headline USA) While Vice President Kamala Harris has been ambivalent about national issues such as the ongoing border crisis, she is giving significant attention to one internal problem: her continuous decline in popularity.
The Washington Examiner reported that Vice President Harris had hired Lorraine Voles and Adam Frankel---two...
(Headline USA) Five-time Olympic swimming medalist Klete Keller pleaded guilty Wednesday to a felony "obstruction" charge for participating in the Jan. 6 pro-Trump revolt at the U.S. Capitol and faces 21 to 27 months in prison.
Keller acknowledged in court records that he tried to obstruct Congress’ certification of the...